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13 Jan 98 - 05:19 PM (#19172) Subject: The Coombe, Irish tune From: Dan Mulligan I am looking for music for a tune called "the Coombe." If you can give me a link to a midi, or gif of this tune, or e mail it to me at mulligan@iserv.net I would appreciate it. Thanks, Dan |
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13 Jan 98 - 05:33 PM (#19174) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: Bruce O. Check spelling. Coombe is not in my Gaelic Dictionary. "Comb your hair and curl it" is an Irish slip jig. See Fiddler's Companion index at celtic.stanford.edu/tunes/fc/ |
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13 Jan 98 - 05:48 PM (#19176) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: Martin Ryan "Biddy Mulligan the pride of the Coombe" is probably in the DT.I take it the name is not a coincidence? Don't think the word is Gaelic, Bruce - probably the same old word for a hollow that appears in many English placenames. Regards |
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13 Jan 98 - 06:59 PM (#19181) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: Bruce O. Martin, you're right. Coomb, combe, dialectical English via Middle English from Anglo-Saxon. A deep, narrow valley. |
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13 Jan 98 - 10:47 PM (#19191) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: Dan Mulligan I have seen the tune "Biddy Mulligan pride of the coombe." But I don't think that is the tune (haven't played it yet) The tune that I am lookine for is listed as "No.6 The Coombe." on the CHIEFTAIN'S 7 album. Dan |
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14 Jan 98 - 04:56 AM (#19202) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: Martin Ryan That's a different story, Dan! I'll check but have a vague memory that its a modern tune named after the house of a wll known Dublin musician. Regards |
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23 Nov 03 - 05:54 PM (#1059553) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: GUEST,Gráinne Brosnan Good and full version of 'Biddy Mulligan de proide of de Coombe' to be heard at: http://www.chivalry.com/cantaria/lyrics/biddy-mulligan.html. Just my (almost unrelated) 0.02 Euros worth. |
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23 Nov 03 - 05:58 PM (#1059555) Subject: RE: The Coombe, Irish tune From: MartinRyan Which reminds me that I never did check out that Chieftains reference... Regards |